Paul Robertson delivers Hamza and I are huge fans of Paul Robertson’spixel art and animation, though the same could be said of everyone here at Destructoid, I suspect. He’s one of the best. Trips to Robertson’s blogare always a treat, albeit for different reasons. You might get cute, sexy, gross, eye-melting, or a combination of all four. His latest project falls under the former category. “Bubble Bobblewas the first game I ever played in the arcades and it pretty much decided what my career was going to be,” he wrote....

Apex Legends News Apex Legends’ new Amazon Prime set is here with the new Revenant Candy Bundle! Come find out what’s included! The nextApex LegendsAmazon Prime bundle has arrived!The Revenant Candy bundlefeatures festive skins for the Holiday season. Specifically, the bundle contains three items: A matching skin, banner frame, and an additional weapon skin. As with all the other Amazon Prime specials, the bundle is available for a limited time so be sure to claim the bundle soon!...

Counter Strike 2 News The move comes in the midst of a potential ESIC investigation into the organization. Astralis CEO Nikolaj Nyholm has stepped down, the company announced onLinkedin. TheDanish entrepreneuris a co-founder of the legendary organization. While Nyholm will remain a board member, Astralis' former CFO, Jakob Hansen will take over as interim CEO. The news follows the recent BLAST announcementrequesting a formal ESIC investigationinto the conduct of Astralis pertaining to the use of Casper “⁠cadiaN⁠” Møller as an emergency substitute at the recent BLAST Premier Fall Finals....

Gaming News The ASUS ROG Flow Z13 (2025) is a powerful but pricey device. What exactly is it capable of, and does it justify the price point? The ASUS ROG Flow Z13 seems to be capable of everything at first glance. Its powerful internals, combined with touch and pen support, make it a versatile machine on paper. We put it to the test to see if this is truly the case....

Bring ’em on! July is a month associated with patriotism, humidity and fireworks in some parts of the world but when it comes to video games, we all have a shared, special heritage — a birthright, if you will — and we can trace it all the way back to old tabletop games. Back in those days, kids would gather around maps and pewter figurines and imagine all sorts of amazing ways to shoot, blow up and incinerate Nazis....

Capcom will begin releasing their arcade classics on the Wii Virtual Console. The first release isSonSon,a game that came from the Chinese fable Journey to the West. This was originally released in 1984 in arcades. Don’t act like you remember that. This version supports two-player action and is set to release this summer for 800 Wii Points. This is the first of many. Capcom plans to followSonSonwith “regular additions of its classic titles to the Virtual Console Arcade....

Carmy drifted further away from redeeming himself inThe Bearseason 3, but he can still save himself in season 4 if he only reverses one decision. InThe Bear’s first two seasons, Carmy kept both his ambitions and mental health in check, which prevented him from becoming like Chef David. Unfortunately, his story took a dark turn inThe Bearseason 3, where he tried to distract himself from the pain of his personal life by immersing himself in the shallow pursuit of achieving material success in the culinary world....

Chess News Here’s a recap of the Final PogChamps 5 showdown between CDawgVA and Frank. PogChamps 5 concluded with CDawgVA grabbing the PogChampion title with a 3-1 victory against Frank. The event began in mid-July and continued its Final round live in Los Angeles. The LAN event gathered four final players - two from the Consolation bracket, and two more from the Championship bracket. Check out the final standings of PogChamps 5 below!...

DOTA 2 News It’s all or nothing. DreamLeague Season 26 is the last chance to directly qualify for EWC 2025. DreamLeague Season 26 is the last tournament of this season’s ESL Pro Tour (EPT). Therefore, it’s going to be the last opportunity for teams to gather the much-needed points to directly qualify for the Esports World Cup (EWC). With the last three slots in the table still disputed, teams will fight for the Top 4 spots of this tournament in the attempt of securing them....

Fortnite News Epic Games has extended Fortnite’s downtime following the v36.10 update on July 15. Epic Games has returned from its annual summer vacation. However, Fortnite has taken a little vacation of its own following the game’s most recent update. After downtime began on July 15, everything went according to plan, but Fortnite’s servers never returned online. The developers have since released a statement, explaining that they are working to resolve an issue....

Genshin Impact Guides The Nod-Krai region is set to arrive in Genshin Impact very soon, and we now have a glimpse of what this mysterious land will be like. Nod-Krai is one of the most anticipated regions in the game. It features iconic characters from the beginning of the story, including members of the Fatui organization, as we prepare to explore their homeland. Characters like Columbina are set to come to life soon, and we are just beginning to get a glimpse of what Nod-Krai will be like in Genshin Impact....

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This article contains a brief mention of sexual assault. One of the stars of Kevin Costner’s four-part epicHorizon: An American Sagaprovided an exclusive update toScreenRant’s Liam Crowley about the status of the beleaguered epic Western series.Costner’s long-gestating passion project has run into a bevy of issuesranging from lack of funding to multiple legal battles, and while it was originally planned to include four interconnected epic movies, its future remains uncertain at best....